Pakistan Journal of Botany - 42 (1), 2010

Contents [Volume 42, Number 1, February 2010]:

1. Pollen flora of Pakistan–LXIV. Berberidaceae
Anjum Perveen and Muhammad Qaiser

2. Studies on the abnormality of embryo sac and pollen fertility in autotetraploid rice during different growing seasons
Muhammad Qasim Shahid, Sun Jianfan, Wei Changmin, Zhang Peng and Liu Xiang-Dong

3. Studies on floral biology of passion fruit (Passiflora spp.)
Kundan Kishore, K.A. Pathak, Rohit Shukla and Rinku Bharali

4. Medicinal plants of Usherai valley, Dir, NWFP, Pakistan
Ali Hazrat, Jehandar Shah, Shujaat Ahmad, Mohammad Nisar, Abdul Khaliq Jan and Sikandar

5. Conservation status of Cadaba heterotricha Stocks (Capparaceae): An endangered species from Pakistan
Haider Abbas, Muhammad Qaiser and Jan Alam

6. Micromorphological investigation of foliar anatomy of Fagopyrum Mill., and Rumex L., of Polygonaceae
Ghazalah Yasmin, Mir Ajab Khan, Nighat Shaheen and Muhammad Qasim Hayat

7. Morphological, anatomical and palynological study of Centaurea calcitrapa L. ssp. cilicica (Boiss. & Bal.) Wagenitz and Centaurea solstitialis L. ssp. carneola (Boiss.) Wagenitz endemic for Turkey
Zafer Kaya, Nermin Orcan and Riza Binzet

8. Genetic diversity studies among coloured cotton genotypes by using RAPD markers
Azeem Iqbal Khan, Faisal Saeed Awan, Bushra Sadia, Rashid Mehmood Rana and Iftikhar Ahmad Khan

9. A molecular study of genetic diversity in shisham (Dalbergia sissoo) plantation of NWFP, Pakistan
Muhammad Ashraf, Rabia Riasat and Sobia Tabassum

10. Genetic diversity in wheat germplasm collections from Balochistan province of Pakistan
Asif Ali Khan, Ahsan Iqbal, Faisal Saeed Awan and Iftikhar A. Khan

11. Morphometric and genetic variation in Pueraria mirifica cultivars across Thailand
Trin Suwanvijitr, Jirattikarn Kaewmuangmoon, Wichai Cherdshewasart and Chanpen Chanchao

12. Heritability studies of yield and yield associated traits in bread wheat
Khalil Ahmed Laghari, Mahboob Ali Sial, M. Afzal Arain, Ameer Ahmed Mirbahar, A.J. Pirzada, M.U. Dahot and S.M. Mangrio

13. AFLP analysis of genetic diversity in Populus cathayana Rehd originating from southeastern Qinghai-Tibetan plateau of China
Ke Chen and Youhong Peng

14. Effect of salinity on uptake of micronutrients in sunflower at early vegetative stage
Abdul Kabir Khan Achakzai, Safdar Ali Kayani and Azhar Hanif

15. Screening for salt tolerance in maize (Zea mays L.) hybrids at an early seedling stage
Muhammad Akram, Muhammad Yasin Ashraf, Rashid Ahmad, Ejaz Ahmed Waraich and Muhammad Ishfaq

16. Tissue culture studies in tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) var. Moneymaker
Zubeda Chaudhry, Sidra Abbas, Azra Yasmin, Hamid Rashid, Habib Ahmed and Muhammad Akbar Anjum

17. Climate response function analysis of Abies pindrow (Royle) Spach., preliminary results
Moinuddin Ahmed, Nasrullah Khan and Muhammad Wahab

18. Interference of horse purslane (Trianthema portulacastrum L.) with maize (Zea mays L.) at different densities
Muhammad Saeed, Khan Bahadar Marwat, Gul Hassan, Azim Khan and Ijaz Ahmad Khan

19. Effect of calcium chloride treatments on quality characteristics of loquat fruit during storage
Attiq Akhtar, Nadeem Akhtar Abbasi and Azhar Hussain

20. Exploring citrus cultivars for underdeveloped and shrivelled seeds: a valuable resource for spontaneous polyploidy
B. Fatima, Muhammad Usman, Iqrar A. Khan, Muhammad Sarwar Khan and M. Mumtaz Khan

21. Dormancy and germination in short-lived Lepidium perfoliatum L. (Brassicaceae) seeds
An-Jun Tang, Mei-Hua Tian and Chun-Lin Long

22. Soybean mother plant exposure to temperature stress and its effect on germination under osmotic stress
Shad K. Khalil, John G. Mexal, Abdur Rehman, Amir Zaman Khan, Said Wahab, Muhammad Zubair and I.H. Khalil

23. The role of seed coat phenolics on water uptake and early protein synthesis during germination of dimorphic seeds of Halopyrum mucronatum (L.) Staph
Zamin Shaheed Siddiqui and M. Ajmal Khan

24. Physiological responses of Phaseolus vulgaris to different lead concentrations
Neelofer Hamid, Nosheen Bukhari and Faiza Jawaid

25. Effect of priming with potassium nitrate and dehusking on seed germination of gladiolus (Gladiolus alatus)
A. Ramzan, I.A. Hafiz, T. Ahmad and N.A. Abbasi

26. Relationship of morphological traits and grain yield in recombinant inbred wheat lines grown under drought conditions
A.J. Khan, F. Azam and A. Ali

27. Effect of sowing dates on yield and yield components on mutant-cum-hybrid lines of bread wheat
Mahboob Ali Sial, M. Afzal Arain, M. Umar Dahot, G. Sarwar Markhand, Khalil A. Laghari, S.M. Mangrio, Ameer A. Mirbahar and Mazhar H. Naqvi

28. Anatomical adaptations of Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers., from the Salt Range Pakistan, to salinity stress. II. Root and stem anatomy
Mansoor Hameed, Muhammad Ashraf, Nargis Naz and F. Al-Qurainy

29. Heavy metal contamination and accumulation in soil and wild plant species from industrial area of Islamabad, Pakistan
Riffat Naseem Malik, Syed Zahoor Husain and Ishfaq Nazir

30. Vegetative growth performance of five medicinal plants under NaCl salt stress
Zahir Muhammad and Farrukh Hussain

31. Impact of municipal waste water of Quetta city on biomass, physiology and yield of canola (Brassica napus L.)
Saeed-ur-Rehman Kakar, Abdul Wahid, Rasool Bakhsh Tareen, Siraj Ahmad Kakar, Marriam Tariq and Safdar Ali Kayani

32. Root-to-shoot signal transduction in rice under salt stress
Asghari Bano

33. Cadmium and zinc toxicity effects on growth and mineral nutrients of carrot (Daucus carota)
Mohamad Abou Auda and Emad El Shakh Ali

34. Sensitivity to abscisic acid regulates stomatal oscillation and closure in Arabidopsis thaliana
Qiu Mu-Qing and Zhang Hao

35. Severe disease of melon in north west frontier province is associated with simultaneous infection of two RNA viruses
Aamir H. Malik, Shahid Mansoor, Shazia Iram, Robert W. Briddon and Yusuf Zafar

36. Isolation of fungi associated with shisham trees and their effect on seed germination and seedling mortality
Nasir Ahmed Rajput, M.A. Pathan, A. Qayoom Rajput, M.M. Jiskani, A. Mubeen Lodhi, Sabit Ahsan Rajput and M.I. Khaskhali

37. Influence of inoculation with Ascochyta lentis on mineral contents (Na, Ca, Mg, Zn, Cu and Fe) of susceptible and resistant lines of lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.)
Shahbaz Talib Sahi, M. Usman Ghazanfar, M. Afzal, Waqas Wakil and Amer Habib

38. Molecular implications from SSR markers for stripe rust (Puccinia striiformis f.sp. tritici) resistance gene in bread wheat line N95175
Ali, M., W.Q. Ji, Y.G. Hu, G.M. Baloch, H. Zhong and C.Y. Wang

39. Effect Sida pakistanica S.Abedin and Senna holosericea Fresen on growth and root rot diseases of okra and mash bean
Anthonia Emmanual, Shahnaz Dawar and M.J. Zaki

40. Prediction of yield losses in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) caused by yellow rust in relation to epidemiological factors in Faisalabad
S. Ahmad, M. Afzal, I.R. Noorka, Z. Iqbal, N. Akhtar, Y. Iftkhar and M. Kamran

41. Potential of Fusarium mangiferae as an etiological agent of mango malformation
Zafar Iqbal, M.A. Pervez, B.A. Saleem, Salman Ahmad, Altaf Ahmad Dasti and A. Saleem

42. Identification of resistant sources in chickpea against Fusarium wilt
Muhammad Ansar Ahmad, Sheikh Muhammad Iqbal, Najma Ayub, Yasmin Ahmad and Abida Akram

43. Mycoflora of poultry feeds and mycotoxins producing potential of Aspergillus species
Muhammad Kashif Saleemi, Muhammad Zargham Khan, Ahrar Khan and Ijaz Javed

44. Mycoflora associated with seeds of different sunflower cultivars and its management
Rukhsana Afzal, S.M. Mughal, Mubashrah Munir, Kishwar Sultana, Rehmatullah Qureshi, Muhammad Arshad and M.K. Laghari

45. Effect of urdbean leaf crinkle virus infection on total soluble protein and antioxidant enzymes in blackgram plants
M. Ashfaq, M. Aslam Khan, N. Javed, S.M. Mughal, M. Shahid and S.T. Sahi

46. Antibacterial activity of Curcuma longa varieties against different strains of bacteria
Shagufta Naz, Safia Jabeen, Saiqa Ilyas, Farkhanda Manzoor, Farah Aslam and Aamir Ali

47. Screening and partial characterization of hemolysins from Bacillus sp.: Strain S128 & S144 are hemolysin B (HBL) producers
Samina Naz Mukry, Aqeel Ahmad and Shakeel Ahmed Khan

48. Production of alpha amylase from a randomly induced mutant strain of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and its application as a desizer in textile industry
I. Haq, S. Ali, M.M. Javed, U. Hameed, A. Saleem, F. Adnan and M.A. Qadeer

49. Cytomorphological characterization of tea cultivars
H. Rahman, I.H. Khalil, F.M. Abbasi, Z.T. Khanzada, S.M.A. Shah, Zahir Shah and Habib Ahmad

50. Seasonal pattern of seed dormancy in Parthenium hysterophorus L.
Arshad Javaid, Sobiya Shafique and Shazia Shafique

51. Response of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) genotypes to salt stress
Huseyin Basal

52. Heterosis for yield and its components in bread wheat crosses among powdery mildew resistant and susceptible genotypes
Emre Ilker, Fatma Aykut Tonk and Muzaffer Tosun

53. Antimicrobial screening of Impatiens bicolor Royle
Muhammad Nisar, Mughal Qayum, Muhammad Raza Shah, Waqar Ahmad Kaleem, Ihsan Ali and M. Zia-ul-Haq

54. Assessing nitrogen supply potential and influence on growth of lettuce and Amaranthus of different aged composts
M. Javed Akhtar, I. Young, R.J. Irvine and C. Sturrock

55. Cistanche tubulosa (Schenk) R. Wight an important medicinal plant occurring in sand dunes of Karak NWFP, Pakistan
Ihsan Ilahi, Zafar Iqbal and Shafiq-ur-Rehman

56. Shoot location and collection time effects on meristem tip culture of some apple rootstocks
Cevriye Mert and Arif Soylu

57. Response of two genetically diverse wheat cultivars to salt stress at different growth stages: leaf lipid peroxidation and phenolic contents
Muhammad Arslan Ashraf, Muhammad Ashraf and Qasim Ali

58. Estimation of interrelationships among yield and yield related attributes in wheat lines
Waqar-ul-Haq, Muhammad Munir and Zahid Akram

59. Jatropha curcas seed oil as a viable source for biodiesel
Umer Rashid, Farooq Anwar, Amer Jamil and Haq Nawaz Bhatti

60. New fungal records on Morus alba from Faisalabad, Pakistan
Syed Qaiser Abbas, Iftikhar Ali, Mubashir Niaz, Rubab Ayesha and Tehreema Iftikhar

61. Isotherm studies for determination of removal capacity of bi-metal (Ni and Cr) ions by Aspergillus niger.
Kiran Munir, Maria Yusuf, Zobia Noreen, Abdul Hameed, Fauzia Yusuf Hafeez and Rani Faryal

62. Genetic variability in mutated population of sugarcane clone NIA-98 through molecular markers (RAPD and TRAP)
Imtiaz Ahmed Khan, Sajida Bibi, Shafquat Yasmin, Abdullah Khatri, Nighat Seema and Shahid Afghan

63. Genetic variation and heritability for cotton seed, fiber and oil traits in Gossypium hirsutum L.
Naqib Ullah Khan, Khan Bahadar Marwat, Gul Hassan, Farhatullah, Sundas Batool, Khadijah Makhdoom, Waqas Ahmad and Habib Ullah Khan

64. Combining ability analysis for yield and related traits in basmati rice (Oryza sativa L.)
Muhammad Yussouf Saleem, Javed Iqbal Mirza and Muhammad Ahsanul Haq

65. Effect of cultivars and culture medium on callus formation and plant regeneration from mature embryos of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)
Raziuddin, Jehan Bakht, Zahoor Ahmad Swati and Mohammad Shafi

66. Chemotaxonomic value of alkaloids in Solanum nigrum complex chemotaxonomy of Solanum nigrum complex
Ayesha Mohy-ud-Din, Zaheer-ud-Din Khan, Mushtaq Ahmad and Muhammad Akram Kashmiri

67. Vegetation pattern and soil characteristics of the polluted industrial area of Karachi
M. Kabir, M. Zafar Iqbal, Z.R. Farooqi and M. Shafiq


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